(Photo: Karljessy Jomphe/Sphere Media/CTV/NBC)
The Transplant team is on the move at NBC. The Canadian medical drama series is relocating to Saturday nights starting this Saturday, May 28th at 8:00 PM. Is the series being cancelled or could it still return for a third season?
The Transplant TV show stars Hamza Haq, Laurence Leboeuf, John Hannah, Jim Watson, Ayisha Issa, Linda E. Smith, Torri Higginson, Gord Rand, Nora Guerch, and Ahmad Meree. Doctor Bashir Hamed (Haq) is a charismatic Syrian doctor with battle-tested skills in emergency medicine. He and his younger sister, Amira (Gulamgaus), flee their war-torn homeland and become refugees, struggling to forge a new life in Canada. When a horrific truck crash nearly kills a senior doctor right in front of him, Bash saves the doctor’s life and earns a residency in the biggest Emergency Department of the best hospital in Toronto. Bash tries to meet the demands of his new country and a new job, while trying to pay the bills, raise his little sister and carve out a new life for them both in this unfamiliar land. In season two, boss Dr. Jed Bishop (Hannah) has suffered a stroke and Bash and his team must adjust to both new colleagues and new challenges.
Airing on Sunday nights, the second season of Transplant has been averaging a 0.16 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 1.18 million viewers in the live+same day ratings (includes all DVR playback through 3:00 AM). Compared to season one, that’s down by 64% in the demo and down by 66% in viewership. It’s the lowest-rated series currently on NBC.
The series is produced in Canada by Sphere Media in association with CTV and Universal International Studios, a division of Universal Studio Group (a part of NBC’s parent company, NBCUniversal).
Transplant was renewed for a third season in February and since NBCUniversal co-produces the drama, it makes sense that one of the corporation’s outlets will release season three in the United States. If viewership is too low to justify airing it on NBC, a move to the Peacock streaming service seems likely. Hulu currently carries the first season and all of the already-released episodes of season two.
What do you think? Have you kept up with the Transplant TV series? Are you hoping that NBC will pick up season three? Would you watch on Hulu or Peacock?
I would watch on Hulu
I think Transplant is a wonderful show and NBC is a fool if you cancel it. Lots of your shows are garbage, this one is one of you few worth saving.
Been waiting for Season 3.
I love this show. It’s on topic and holds my interest. It’s intelligent as well as entertaining. I hope it doesn’t get canceled like so many good shows
HellCable gets the CTV feed so as long as it still runs in Canada, I’ll keep watching it. But it would really be dumb of NBC to drop it. Especially if they replace it with more useless “reality” dragon****.
Like it, would follow it to Peacock or Hulu.
Keep it on NBC
This is the best medical drama on TV. It just won lots of Canadian TV awards where it is a hit. A move to Hulu or Peacock would make sense for season 3.
If it is getting Canadian awards, no sense in moving it. Keep it on NBC
Transplant is an awesome hosputal show. The canadian actors are outstanding. I have followed it from season 1 episode 1. U left us on a cliff hanger please do season 3. Bash is amazing.
What?!…. cancel one of the best hospital dramas which I understand has grown in popularity, I am in Canada it is filmed in Toronto so I hope it will be shown here all over the country, whatever peacock is I don’t or won’t have it I cannot afford any more of these off shoot stations
KEEP THE SERIES GOING IT IS EXTREMELY GOOD FINE GROUP OF ACTORS.
What in the world did NBC expect, putting it out on the last hour of Sunday night with no compatible lead-in? It worked well as a summer replacement for NEW AMSTERDAM, so naturally, they moved it. As long as ratings are still measured chiefly based on a series’ timeslot rather than deferred viewing, ******** with viewers’ habits has always been a terrible idea. That said, I’ve no problem with using Saturday night as an alternative. It’s still part of prime time, even if the networks have all but abandoned it, and the competition is negligible. At least we’ll get to… Read more »
I had to set my DVR so I wouldn’t miss it. Quit moving it around. It is a great show.
I enjoy this show. Please don’t cancel it.
I like Transplant. We had to wait a long time for it to return and with little advertising, it was difficult to find. I’m ok with it moving to Saturday. I hope it stays on NBC!
I LOVE this show!!!
Please don’t cancel. I’ll watch any way I can find it!
I like this show a lot, but the only place I’ve ever watched it is on Peacock. But all of my TV viewing is through streaming, I don’t even have cable or other TV service or an antenna.
Keep it on NBC. I do not use streaming, I set my DVR, like others do. No Peacock or Hulu.